Unit Monitor Technician - (Part Time) Progressive Care Unit

UNC Health • Smithfield, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Unit Monitor Technician (Monitor Clerk) supports professional caregivers in the care of patients by monitoring cardiac rhythms and performing clerical, transcription, and patient-care-unit desk maintenance functions. The role helps ensure hospital philosophy, standards, policies, and procedures are maintained professionally. The Progressive Care Unit at UNC Health Johnston has 19 intermediate-care beds and cares for patients requiring services such as antiarrhythmic and vasoactive drips and continuous Bi-PAP. Patients are continuously monitored. The PCU team includes Registered Nurses, Monitor Technicians, and Patient Care Assistants and provides compassionate, high-quality care to the community.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; a higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
• Fluency in verbal and written English.
• Ability to learn interpretation and response protocols for the ECG/SpO2 monitor system and develop computer skills.
• If not already competent, successful skills verification for ECG interpretation, the monitor system, and HUC responsibilities must be completed within defined time parameters.

Responsibilities

• Follow policies, procedures, safety plans, and standards imposed by regulatory organizations.
• Demonstrate skills validated by the Monitor Technician competency checklist.
• Document and interpret patient heart rhythms and rates using telemetry recordings.
• Promote patient safety by notifying the charge nurse of risk factors and initiating and maintaining appropriate safety measures.
• Communicate routine information appropriately using oral and written communication skills.
• Identify arrhythmias, abnormalities, or significant changes from baseline and immediately report them to the assigned nurse.
• Obtain six-second rhythm strips as indicated by the patient's condition and provide current strips to the charge nurse for evaluation.
• Plan and organize assigned-shift work to use time, resources, manpower, and supplies effectively and support appropriate-quality patient care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED